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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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- LGD code
- 228535
- Pincode
- 843113
- Post office
- Patahi (Muzaffarpur)
- Population
- 2,901
- Households
- 535
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 912
Census 2011 · in context
How Jhakra Shaikh compares
By population, Jhakra Shaikh ranks #18 of 62 villages in Marwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.2%
−3.6% vs mandal average
Jhakra Shaikh48.2%
Marwan mandal51.8%
Muzaffarpur district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
Same as the mandal average
Jhakra Shaikh904
Marwan mandal904
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Jhakra Shaikh5.4
Marwan mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhakra Shaikh at a glance
Jhakra Shaikh is a village of 2,901 people in 535 households (Census 2011) in Marwan block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 18th-largest of 62 villages in Marwan block. Literacy is 48%, 4 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843113, served by Patahi (Muzaffarpur) post office; the LGD village code is 228535. The village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 3,420 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhakra Shaikh · this village | 2,901 | 48% | — |
| Panapur · Marwan | 2,379 | 52% | — |
| Chainpur Urf Jain Buzurg · Marwan | 2,079 | 48% | — |
| Parri · Marwan | 1,985 | 46% | — |
| Bishunpur Aima · Marwan | 1,519 | 51% | — |
| Nawada · Marwan | 831 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhakra Shaikh
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JHAKHARA SHEKH
- Total area (ha)
- 200
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jhakra Shaikh
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Key facts — Jhakra Shaikh
- LGD code
- 228535
- Pincode
- 843113
- Post office
- Patahi (Muzaffarpur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,901
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,420
- Households
- 535
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Warisnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manjarik Mrinal
- Block / Mandal
- Marwan
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843113
- RoksaMarwan mandal13,148 pop
- Patahi Urf Patahi RupMusahri mandal10,760 pop
- Khabra Urf Kiratpur GurdasMusahri mandal9,569 pop
- Kharauna DihKurhani mandal8,736 pop
- Pakahi KhasMarwan mandal7,535 pop
- Sumera Urf Afzalpur MadhoKurhani mandal7,348 pop
- BhataunaMarwan mandal7,240 pop
- Jain KhurdMarwan mandal6,782 pop
- Karjan DihMarwan mandal6,694 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jhakra Shaikh
Other villages in Marwan mandal
View all 60+ →- Barka Gaon
- Roksa
- Pakahi Khas
- Bhatauna
- Jain Khurd
- Karjan Dih
- Makdumpur Kodana
- Mahammadpur Khaje
- Phanda Urf Bishunpur Phanda
- Mahammadpur Sube
- Partappur Karjand
- Gonara Urf Kazipur
- Gausara
- Basantpur
- Chainpur
- Subhankarpur
- Mansurpur Chamarua
- Borwara
- Marwan Bhoj
- Gopalpur
- Marwan Khurd
- Bishundatpur
- Panapur
- Madpur Salem Urf Fatehpur
- Chainpur Urf Jain Buzurg
- Narhar Sarai
- Parri
- Rupauli
- Rupwara
- Khalilpur
- Barauna
- Bishunpur Gobind
- Salahpur
- Akhtiarpur
- Dwarkapur
- Raipura
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)